Minimal surfaces: A Lagrangian derivation of first and second variations
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This article develops a rigorous Lagrangian formulation of variational calculus for minimal surfaces, using extensively the concept of pullback covariant derivative. It is shown, in particular, using a geometric argument that all tangential variations vanish. First and second normal variations are then derived.
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